Zdeněk Ziegler’s miraculous illustrated movie poster design for Karel Kachyňa’s WWII drama.

• title: Long Live the Republic | Ať žije republika | Czechoslovakia, 1965
• director: Karel Kachyňa
• with: Frank Argus, Josef Barta, Eduard Bredun

poster design: Zdeněk Ziegler, 1965

Poster is in A3 format (40.6 x 28.3 cm). Unfolded. Gentle crease with small crack on top edge. Tiny fold in corner. Top edge slightly stained with several small spots. Excellent condition.

Movie posters in our collection were promotional materials. Posters used on display in the cinemas across the former Czechoslovakia. They bear signs of their age.

Zdeněk Ziegler is a legendary Czech graphic designer, typographer and book illustrator. He studied Architecture at Technical University in Prague and designed movie posters since 1963. Zdeněk Ziegler took part in many prestigious international poster exhibitions and his work was also presented in several solo exhibitions. He is a member of Alliance Graphique Internationale and the Association of Czech Graphic Designers Typo &. During his career Zdeněk Ziegler won several movie poster awards. His poster for Electra Glide in Blue got him Golden Hugo at the IFF Chicago.

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